Sunday, April 21, 2013

The interiors of several cars at adjacent homes on Duran circle were ransacked. The crook seemed to be looking for specific items as he/she
went through the vehicles laying out items on the seats. The glove
compartments and the center consoles were left open, after the
crimes.

"E-waste/recycle" pick-up, April 15th

Many
of you may have had posted on your house or car a
yellowish notice about an e-waste pick-up on Monday. One neighbor
had called the number listed at the bottom twice. The person who picked up said they have been called many times and that they were not related to any pick-up. The neighbor contacted one of the distributors of the flyers, and
she called the number and got Pedro, who was doing the pick-up. I
called the number and spoke to an hispanic individual who he said that
he was doing the pick-up. On the flyer, they ask you to fill out your
name and address for the pick-up of televisions, and monitors, or there
will be no pick-up. I wouldn't recommend giving out this information, as the operation seems shady at best.The recycling of e-waste can be very profitable, which is why people are willing to do it for free.Many local groups run fund raising e-waste pick-ups or donation areas that are less suspect.

Update on the Marconi Self-Storage Facility

The Marconi self-storage facility was to open as of April 15, as reported by Chris, who will be the on-site
attendant. Chris mentioned that he will be allowing the Sheriff's department K-9 units to run their dogs though, to keep out the riffraff.

Robbery, April 20th at Safeway (Arden and Watt)

Reported by one of our neighbors: Please
be on alert! I was at Safeway today, the one on Arden and Watt when a
couple of women who pretended to be nice stole my wallet out of my
purse. One distracted me while the other lifted my wallet. I thought
they were mother and daughter, one was in their late 20s and the other
in their mid to late 40s (both black). I have spent all day cancelling
cards and Monday will need to replace my drivers license and military ID
card. They immediately went to Ross and charged over $700 in
merchandise before the card company could cancel.

Editor's note: I'm sure you have, but please make a report to the Sheriff's department on this. Then you should immediately freeze your credit files with the three bureaus.

It is nice it has been a while since I have sent out an email, no problems to report until now.

April 10th:

Last
night a little after 6 PM, I heard a car go tearing by our house. The
car then lost control and spun out on our neighbors lawn, barely missing
their cars in their driveway, and tearing up their front lawn. The car
took off and left the scene. It was great because their were many
neighbors who saw it and reacted. We were able to get a plate and
description for the CHP. It was a darker blue Mitsubishi two door that
had three male teenagers in it. My Dad and I saw them pull over on
Norris and Whitney to look at the car damage. they then left through the
Robertson and Hancock area. The CHP came and took a report and are
looking for the car.

Here is the update from last night:

The boy came back
and apologized and will be fixing everything. This new 16 year old
driver learned many great life lessons when the CHP knocked his door.

Applies to our group as well:

Please email anything for the neighborhood. I always try and get things out ASAP.

The
purpose of this list is to keep us all informed. With the summer
fast approaching CRIME INCREASES and WE ALL need to be aware and
INVOLVED.

PLEASE get your neighbors on this list. Reassure them it is only neighborhood news and never is political nor sales related.

Attempted Car Burglary, April 12

On
Friday (4/12) night a neighbor woke up in the middle of the night to
hear people outside. This started around 2AM. They were awoken by a car
driving by slowly. These neighbors watched the vehicle drive down the
street. Then 10-15 minutes later this same white Chevy Tahoe was driving
by again. Again, these neighbors heard it, went to their window, and
watched them leave. The third time the car drove by a white male got out
and went to Dean's white work truck, at the corner of Regent and
Brookwood. Robert came out of the house with a flashlight asking them
what they were doing and they left on foot.

The neighbors were proactive and called the Sheriff's department right away.

They
were arrested as they left the neighborhood. The criminals had items in
their car to siphon gas and were wanted for other felony arrest
warrants.

Way to go Robert and Veronica! This
is why I always recommend to check out your windows if you get up or
are awoken in the middle of the night. Most vehicle break ins and theft
of catalytic converters happen between 1 AM and 4 AM in the morning
here. I hope we are all more alert as summer is fast approaching and
vehicle break ins increase.

Monday, April 8, 2013

I'm sorry for the delay on this post. We were victims of identity theft, so please call in those garbage/recycling scavengers. They may be stealing your information.

Mail theft (Carrisa near Loreto wy) March 12

Mail
was stolen off of a porch mailbox on Tuesday, March 12 around 10:00 AM
in the morning. According to the neighbor's landscapers, they noticed a
suspicious black man near the property and tried to get his attention. When the black man realized he was being watched he ran off toward
Kings Way with something under his arm. With the information the man
received from the stolen mail, he attempted to open two new credit
cards, and tried to cash the check after he changed the information
written on it. The matter is currently being investigated by local law
enforcement agencies.

Just
a note: If you have a porch mailbox, a cheap, and good way to detect if
someone is on your porch is to buy, a "driveway detector." It is
motion activated, and the receiver chimes. It is wireless, and around
$14.00 at harbor tool and freight. (If you have cats or other animals
that frequent your porch, this may not work, as it will always be
chiming.)

Eggings (Kings Way) Monday Mar 25

A car on the 3800 block and several houses on the 3900 block ofKings Way were egged Monday night or Tuesday morning. It wasSpring break, so kids are were of schooland eggs were on sale due
to Easter... "cheap fun", for the vandals, not so much for the victims.

Recycling Scavengers

Scavengers continue to come out in force to get what
they can from your cans, (both garbage, and recyclable). Attached is a
picture of an individual and the vehicle that he was linked with. this
individual (last recycle day), spent an inordinate amount of time going
through a garbage can when the recycle can was nearby. This
would seem suspicious, and may be attempting to retrieve information on
the resident identity. (MAKE SURE THAT YOU SHRED, ALL PERSONAL INFO,
BEFORE DISCARDING IT). Call the sheriff non-emergency number, if you see
someone going through your cans, and
record any info.

On March 29, a black man on a bicycle was going through recycling. I made a report to the Sheriff's department.

As I mentioned at the beginning of this e-mail, my wife and I were victims of identity theft. Please report scavengers. It is the perfect cover for identity theft. It doesn't matter if the scavengers really only after recycling. Remember, that's revenue the county needs and will eventually raise your taxes to get, so they're stealing from all of us. Further, it will lower your property values by making our neighborhoods more seedy. Don't confront them directly, but please do call the Sheriff's department. They don't respond every time, but they do respond.